Los Angeles Times: With 'Rise,' Jason Katims brings Broadway drama to a small-town high school

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A young man named Robbie stands in the wings of a darkened theater, nervously awaiting his big moment on stage. “You are going to be amazing. Enjoy it,” whispers his teacher, Lou, a bearded fortysomething. “I think you might have changed my life,” says his fresh-faced pupil. “Right back at’cha,”...

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